Canadian Postcards published by The Albertype Co.

In Dawson, Yukon Territory, Harry Landahl established Landahl’s Emporium at 116 Second Avenue South in late 1904. This was followed by a relocation to 205 King Street into the former location of Smith’s Book Store in 1906. Landahl’s Emporium was the publisher of a wide variety of Dawson postcards printed by The Albertype Co. from about August 1905 through July 1913.

White Pass & Yukon Route

Publisher listed as Winter & Pond, Juneau, Alaska

Publisher listed as P.E. Kern, Skagway, Alaska

Northern Canada

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To me, one of the most fascinating uses of The Albertype Co.’s postcard publishing service was by Landahl’s Emporium of Dawson City, Yukon Territory. The time when the black & white Albertype cards were coming into their peak coincides with the period that the Yukon had become a destination for visitors keen to witness the aftermath of the phenomenon of the gold rush.

Dawson City was the centre of the Klondike Gold Rush, which began in 1896 and ended by 1899. By 1898, Dawson City had a population of 40,000, but by the end of the gold rush, the town's population plummeted to 8,000 people. When Dawson was incorporated as a city in 1902, the population was under 5,000.